Using New Vocabulary

You can learn new words and then use them yourself. This lesson teaches you helpful phrases like recycle bottles, save water, plant a tree, and turn off the light. First you hear the words. Then you say them out loud. Then you use them in your own sentences. You can ask, what can we do to help our planet? And you can answer, we can plant a tree. Try using your new phrases when you talk with your family. Try writing them too. New words stick in your head when you use them again and again.

This lesson is all about food words. You learn words like vegetables, fruit, milk, and rice. You listen to a fun song about healthy food. You practice the new words with cards and games. Then you match each word to a picture. You even draw your own healthy meal and write sentences about it. That is how you use new words in your own writing. When you say the word and write the word, you remember it. What healthy food words do you know? Can you use one in a sentence today?

This lesson teaches you words about chores at home. Words like sweep, wash, and tidy up. You also learn how to use have to and has to. You might say, I have to make my bed. Or, my sister has to wash the dishes. You practice by speaking, reading, listening, and writing. You use the new words in real life. When you talk about your chores at home, you are using your new words. Try it today. Tell someone one chore you have to do.

Good stories use words that show us things. Instead of saying the dog was big, you can say the dog was huge and shaggy. Instead of saying it was cold, you can say it was freezing. Pick words that help people see, hear, and feel your story. Read your story out loud. Do the words sound good? Swap a plain word for a more interesting one. If you just learned a new word, try putting it in your story. Writers get better by using new words, not just reading them.